Foxair Heliservice is presently the No. American distributor for the Dynali helicopter. It looks like May or June this year before we will see one around. Hopefully they will have one at Oshkosh and maybe even Homer's. Also 5 Aerokopters have been delivered to the SA dealer who reports...

Hey Ol Shy & Bashful are your rotary wing interests pretty much restricted to the pilotage aspects? Are you interested in the aerodynamics and maintenance details? I've been seeding this NG trying to get something cooking for some time and haven't found either the right seed or the right...

Recently there was an accident with a very low time (3hr TT)RotorWay helicopter being piloted by a high time RotorWay experienced instructor and the owner a commercial rated helo pilot. They were hovering at a 3' level with the owner at the controls when it snapped rolled to the left so hard...

On 27 Jul 2003 12:19:57 -0700, (sanman) wrote: Hi, I'd done some reading about pre-rotators for gyroplanes which can be used to give them a jump takeoff. I was wondering if any of them have tried using compressed gas to power the pre-rotator? I got the idea after...

Interesting balance job. New Safari and initial balance run. Blades rough tracked at 300 rpm and a balance run made skids on concrete. Added some washers using the "Add Opposite" rule but not much change and phase angle stayed pretty much the same. For an interest, put the helicopter up on...

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I finally got a few (15) minutes in a turbocharged Enstrom. Controls heavier than what I'm used to. CHT issue at 4500' two up and 65F Overboost light while hovering Vibration level felt a bit more than my two blade Safari Auto very nice. No VSI but it looked a lot nicer than the...

Ever had an actual one? This board is so freakin dead and boring I left months ago. This is another attempt to revive it. Any takers? I've had several actual in flight emergencies in helicopters worldwide (in addition to the phyxed wing side) and survived them all. how about yor stories? Ol S&B

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I saw something on TV a few nights ago on Discovery Wings, on the show "A Chopper Is Born". For those not familiar with the show, a guy from England is building an Exec helo and the build process is filmed and played back in half hour segments. Any who... This particular episode focused on the...

Hi, I am looking for a helo magazine article, someones opinion on the last page. It compared helo to fixedwing ops and had some very good thoughts. One of them was that airlines make everything adapt to them to increase safety. They operate in an almost completely known environment like runway...

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A guy here asked me to help: he is designing a homebuilt aircraft which he wishes to power with '360 Lyco. Are there in the Net any pics of these engines containing engine's detailed dimensions? Thanks in advance, Alex http://protor.narod.ru - The aircraft which this guy designes

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HI Group I am new here, so I would like to ask what do you think of the ultralight helicopters? Is any one tried these? Paul J.

I was making some soup and dumplins and just like rotorcraft flying I got P.I.O. problem. You have to cook them with the lid on so the steam will bake the dumplins. However trying to find just the right setting on the old electric stove is not always easy. Turn the dial up to much and it begins to...